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Launch of publication on democracy assistance in Middle East and North Africa
NIMD | News 12 03 2010

‘Southern democracies’ resist Euro-Atlantic embrace
Democracy Digest 12 03 2010

IRI Launches Women’s Leadership Institute to Support Arab Women, March 17, 2009
IRI 12 03 2010

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NIMD | News

Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy

Launch of publication on democracy assistance in Middle East and North Africa
12 03 2010 On 26 March 2010 at a launch event in Amsterdam, NIMD and HIVOS present the publication 'Beyond Orthodox Approaches: Assessing opportunities for democracy support in the Middle East and North Africa'.

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President Ghana lauds opposition for promoting democracy
04 03 2010 At a meeting with party leaders, Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills has given credit to the opposition for making democracy flourish in Ghana.

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NDI

National Democratic Institute

"From Kitchen to Parliament" - Women in Bangladesh Look Toward the Future
09 03 2010 In Bangladesh, traditional gender roles keep most women from gaining political power. A recent forum, "Celebrating Women's Leadership in Bangladesh," brought together female MPs and other Bangladeshi women with political aspirations to inspire and encourage them to run for office and to work together across party lines to increase women's political participation in the country. read more

In Jordan, Coalition Unites for Electoral Reform
04 03 2010 Responding to calls for electoral reform from civil society organizations in Jordan, a national grassroots coalition led by the National Center for Human Rights (NCHR) has launched a first-of-its-kind media and advocacy campaign to push for improvements in the country's election system. read more

Observer Groups Give Generally Positive Report on Ukraine Presidential Runoff
04 03 2010 Statements by two election observation groups highlighted the absence of any recorded systemic violations in connection with Ukraine's Feb. 7 presidential runoff election in which opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych faced off against Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko. The findings constituted a significant improvement over the 2004 presidential election, which ended in popular protests of the results, known as the Orange Revolution. read more

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International IDEA

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

International Women’s Day 2010
09 03 2010 International IDEA pays tribute to women of the world on International Women’s Day (8th March) with the theme this year being

The empowerment and advancement of women
09 03 2010 On the surface, 2010 may look like a good year for women in democratic political systems around the world. At the same time, headline-grabbing achievements of women attaining executive power mask a global reality of lack of representation of women in political life.

Gender quotas: getting the numbers and balance right!
09 03 2010 On 8 March 2010, International IDEA’s Office of the Permanent Observer to the UN is hosting a panel discussion to mark International Women’s Day at UN headquarters for the launch of the revamped Global Database of Quotas for Women.

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Democracy Digest

Democracy Digest provides news, analysis and information on democracy assistance and related issues. The blog is a daily instalment of Democracy Digest, the e-bulletin of the Transatlantic Democracy Network, and produced at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

‘Southern democracies’ resist Euro-Atlantic embrace
12 03 2010 The democratic West is consistently failing to pull the emerging democracies into partnerships and alliances on issues as diverse as climate change and sanctions against Iran, writes Nikolas K. Gvosdev.Contrary to expectations of engaging them in a revived Community of Democracies, “southern democracies” like Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, India and Indonesia show a disturbing inclination [...]

Iraq: region’s ‘natural hegemon’ can show that freedom provides security and prosperity
12 03 2010 The two front-runners following Iraq’s national election have both claimed victory even though the authorities have yet to announce the results.The electoral commission will reveal partial results of the parliamentary elections on Wednesday, providing an insight into the balance of forces that will determine the shape of the next government.The coalitions led by the Prime [...]

Colombia’s push back against ‘wave of autocracy’
12 03 2010 Is the Obama administration hesitant to make democracy promotion a priority? The Carnegie Endowment’s Robert Kagan and Aroop Mukharji hint as much.But they are more concerned to celebrate Colombia President Álvaro Uribe’s decision not to seek a fourth term of office:Democracy is being undermined across South America, where hyper-presidencies and constitutional change have become commonplace. [...]

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IRI

A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the International Republican Institute (IRI) advances freedom and democracy worldwide by developing political parties, civic institutions, open elections, good governance and the rule of law.

IRI Launches Women’s Leadership Institute to Support Arab Women, March 17, 2009
12 03 2010 IRI announced the creation of the Women’s Leadership Institute which will support the efforts of Arab women to increase the participation of women in public life and the political process throughout the region. By bringing together Arab women from government, politics, civil society and academia, the Leadership Institute will create a forum in which women leaders can assist their peers and provide valuable skills necessary to succeed as community leaders, civil servants and elected officials.

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FRIDE

Last publications from FRIDE

Iraq in 2010: The dangers of European complacency
08 03 2010 The Iraqi parliamentary elections on 7 March were the most severe test to date of the truce that emerged between the major factions during 2007 and 2008. The banning of Sunni and secular leaders from standing as candidates due to alleged links to the former ruling Ba’ath Party prompted calls for a boycott of the polls.

Although the attention of the international community has moved elsewhere, none of the major obstacles to ending the conflict in Iraq have been surmounted.

Meanwhile the EU’s strategy for Iraq remains hopelessly outdated and its influence in Iraq is virtually non-existent. Opting out of an enhanced role in Iraq undermines the EU’s claim to be a credible contributor to international security.

Morocco's 'Advanced Status': Model or muddle?
08 03 2010 The ‘advanced status’ of partnership underwent its first overhaul at the EU–Morocco summit in Granada on 6 and 7 March. Granted to Morocco by the EU in October 2008 via the adoption of a generally formulated roadmap, the new status foresees a substantial intensification of bilateral diplomatic and trade relations between the EU and Morocco. Southern European member states can potentially gain most from closer EU-Moroccan relations.

They must abandon their self-centred slide-rule mentality and value the ‘advanced status’ as a forward-looking attempt to tie Morocco to Europe. From a larger European perspective, as the first country to be granted this new status under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), Morocco also becomes a key EU foreign policy laboratory in which the Union will hopefully develop a new, more attractive formula for its relations with neighbouring countries in the South where EU membership is not an option. In order for the ‘advanced status’ to fully develop its potential, both Morocco and the EU need to do their homework now: Morocco must commit to an advanced and measurable level of political and economic reform; and EU member states must start releasing those incentives that are most attractive to Morocco.

European conflict resolution policies: truncated peace-building
01 03 2010 Many documents have highlighted the importance of the ‘security, governance and development’ trinity to Europe’s attempts to temper conflict and state fragility. The European Security Strategy and its 2008 update both identify these linkages as pivotal to more effective EU conflict resolution.

Enough time has now passed for a stock-take and it is expected that considerable progress will have been made. Our analysis suggests, however, that European policies in situations of conflict or fragility remain ineffectual, often unduly narrow in scope and at odds with the EU’s declared holism.

Most criticism has focused on the problematic civil-military link in crisis management, yet it is in the broader politics of peacebuilding that European policies are most seriously deficient.

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